GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |